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COUNTERMAND

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CONTRARY + COMMAND

Cancelling a previous command; Colonel countermanded his soldiers

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SPLENETIC

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very irritable (something with spleen); he has become spelenetic and unpleassant to be around

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ROW

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After his row with his friends (angry dispute)

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PALAVER

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bhaat boka, speak about unimportant stuff incessantly (many who had come to the party palavered)

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INFELICITOUS

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inappropriate (do not make infelicitous comments)

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PROMULGATE

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state or announce (promulgate the news of the new treaty)

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EBULLIENT

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Churanto khushi (ebullient mood)

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ADJUDICATE

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serve as a judge (adjudicated the fashion show)

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ABROGATE

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gate..tyag.. give away..; abrogated their right to strike

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SIMULACRUM

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representation of a person as a sculpture (wax statue)

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ESTIMABLE

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deserving of esteem

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TRENCHANT

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full of force, vigor

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CANARD

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misleading… fooled by media’s canards. (Duck is not tasty but people like it)

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OBTAIN

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does not obtain (applicable/valid) in some situations

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DEMONSTRATIVE

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expression of emotion

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SURFEIT

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a lot of something

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VERISIMILITUDE

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truthful (all good novels are good for their verisimilitude of reality)

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GRAFT

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corruption (India is a country with rampant graft)

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SARDONIC

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scornful and mocking ( sardonic and cutting jokes from the stand up comedian )

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CAPITULATE

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to surrender (He had to capitulate to the goons).. captives generally capitulate

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DISSEMBLE

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Dissembled his true intentions ( hides one’s true emotions )

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CONCOMITANT

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Kum-Kum (side by side) One event has connection with another: Concomitant with his desire for nature was a desire for the culture and energy of a big city

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BEREFT

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sad and lonely, especially through someone’s death or departure.
His breakup left him bereft.

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HOODWINK

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deceive or trick someone (they will try to hoodwink you)

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INELUCTABLE

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impossible to avoid (major health crisis brought on by smoking is inelctable)

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HALCYON

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calm and peaceful period (halcyon period in their marital life)

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BASTARDIZATION

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adulterate “our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it”

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COMPLICIT

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complicit in conspiracy

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INVIOLABLE

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cannot be violated

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GUMPTION

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Forrest Gump .. determination ; lack of gumption

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ENORMITY

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the enormities of war; enormity of the crime (an act of extreme wickedness)

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BRIDLE

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Unbriddled (free) er ulto… with bandhon

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PONTIFICATE

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he was pontificating about art and history; Fonti te shobai pontificate kore

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COMPLAISANT

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willingness to do favors; people-pleasing

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CONFLAGRATION

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sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought-devastated communities

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INTERNECINE

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conflict within a group (civil war);

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IMPUGN

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impugn Darwin’s theory (attack as false);

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DISCURSIVE

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Departs from main point…

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PROSCRIBE

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opposite of prescribe (command against)

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ABJURE, ABROGATE

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abjure the idea (give up)

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FECUND

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Intellectually fertile

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MALINGERER

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shirks duty (Malingerers have little inclination to work)

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DOUGHTY

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Brave bold, Hardy;

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DESIDERATUM

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desire ( My desideratum is to seek peace of mind )

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CALLOW

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Callow fellow.. young and inexperienced

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TRANSMUTE

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change/alter in form

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COTERMINOUS

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being of equal extend

48
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PROSELYTIZE

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converting someone’s religion

49
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BROMIDE

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Bro…. obviously!… obvious remark

50
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ELEGIAC

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Sorrow (remember eulogy) elegiac mood when someone is reading a eulogy

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UNASSAILABLE

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Immune to attack

52
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SELF-EFFACING

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Ilze is self-effacing, directing attention and praise to her RAs.

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TYRO

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new to a field; You are a tyro, you have much to learn

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DOLOROUS

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Dola re dola, and then everybody is sad after the song.

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PANEGYRIC

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praise, Ilze launched into a full panegyric

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DESICCATED

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uninteresting works…. desiccated coconut … insipid

57
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IMPERVIOUS

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not affected,…. I am not impervious to your insults

58
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NOISOME

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bad smell, garbage dump spreads noisome vapours

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SOLICITOUS

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Soliciting parents, over caring….

60
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APPURTENANT

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supplying support (tenant supports your income…)

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PHLEGMATIC

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showing no emotion

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ARTIFICE

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cunning tricks used to deceive others

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ANTIC

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Odd; grotesque or bizarre

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INEFFABLE

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

“the ineffable mysteries of the soul

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LANGUISH

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become feeble,

66
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APOTHEGM

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a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism.

“the apothegm ‘tomorrow is another day’”

67
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ATAVISM

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Throwback… aantel ra #tbt kore

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TRUCULENCE

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aggressiveness; throwing water at someone’s face

69
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NETTLESOME

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causing irritation

70
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EKE

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Live of meager means;

I am able to make eke out of an existence

71
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CONNIVE

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Conspire;

The queen connived to overthrow the King

72
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SMUG

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Smug attidude;

marked by excessive complacency

73
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TOUT

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Show off, advertise in strong positive terms

CEO touted the extraordinary success of his company

74
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STEADFAST

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Determination;

Captain needs to be steadfast

75
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BRUSQUELY

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Blunt, direct

76
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PEEVISH

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easily irritated. annoyed

77
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COLLUSION

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Agreement on a secret plot;

He was in collusion with other criminals.

78
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LEERY

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Openly distrustful and unwillingly to confide

79
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GOAD

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bhorkhe dewa… urge on

80
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ASSAIL

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attack in speech or writing; censure

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